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576 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cm

'This book was supported by Ministry for Culture and Heritage's War History Trust'--Title page verso.

'New Zealand Defence Force ; Massey University ; Te Puni Kōkiri ; Auckland War Museum'--Title page verso.
This major publication about Māori participation in the First World War is written by New Zealand's leading Māori military historian Dr Monty Soutar, author of the award-winning Nga Tama Toa C Company, Maori Battalion. A fascinating look at the Pioneer Battalion (the Battalion created for Māori to serve) that will shed light on the reasons why some men signed on to serve, and others staunchly resisted the call to join the imperial conflict. As with Dr. Soutar's first book, it combines the story of the war and the role of Māori in it, with the words and thoughts of the men themselves, as well as those back home. Over 300 images, many from family collections and not published before.